As I mentioned last week, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library displays many quotes of Reagan’s hopeful encouragements. I mentioned the one which is seen above these bronze statues of the President and First Lady near the entrance: It’s hard to read…
One appropriate nickname for President Ronald Reagan is “The Great Communicator.” He gave his first speech at Eureka College during his freshman year. When the college president announced cuts in classes, lay-offs for professors, and other money-saving efforts, Ronald Reagan’s…
While we were at the Santa Barbara Mission, a stranger said to me, “You are into plants, right?” “I’m into lots of things,” I replied with a smile. Quite some time before, I had been taking photos of plants in a little…
Ray and I have heard news reports about California wildfires and mudslides for years. On Sunday we saw the results of those tragedies up close. From a distance, we saw the charred remains of vegetation on the hills north of…
After cruising to Anacapa Island and back on Saturday afternoon, we searched on shore for the perfect spot to watch the sunset. Finding that perfect spot, we trekked in our street shoes across the sand and stones, . . . by kelp…
Off the coast of southern California, God created the eight California Channel Islands. In 1938, President Franklin Roosevelt signed a proclamation designating two of these, Anacapa Island and Santa Barbara Island, as Channel Islands National Monument. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed legislation…
